"In 1925, when Tennesse lawmakers banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, teacher John Scopes challenged the law--and set off a gripping circus of a legal battle. Two masterminds faced off in court in a blistering debate over creationism and natural selection. A narrative nonfiction book on the Scopes Monkey Trial"--Provided by publisher.

The drugstore plan -- The real target -- Clarence and Will -- Boy orator of the platte -- "Whatever degrades another degrades me" -- Two tall men, talking -- Proofs and perversions -- Darwinism goes to school -- Better to destroy -- "What are mothers to do" -- The road to Dayton -- The circus comes to town -- In the beginning -- To strangle puppies -- Prayers and chairs -- Four witnesses and a textbook -- Speechless -- The greatest speech -- Something brand new -- Any question they please -- "I am not afraid" -- Verdicts -- Afterlives and legends -- A victory -- The evolution of everything.